Pittsburgh Steelers’ Positional Breakdown: The Quarterbacks

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Published: May 9, 2009

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... Pittsburgh Steelers currently have five quarterbacks on the roster and by tradition that's two more then normally makes the final 53 man roster in the ‘Burgh.  Unlike many teams in the NFL, the Steelers have an incumbent in Ben Roethlisbereger who is the king of his thrown.

There is next to no chance the 100 million dollar QB is not the starter on day one.

The backup role is one for debate though, as the wily vetern, Charlie Batch, is coming off a season ending injury and the ultra-talented Dennis Dixon enters his second season as a Steeler.

This role is a critical position for Pittsburgh as the oft maligned offensive-line allows Big Ben to hit the turf more then we would like to see. Batch is the likely back-up but Dixon could make it an interesting camp battle, one we will watch very closely here at Pittsburgh Blitz.

 

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